This ruin, built by ancient Puebloan people within a cave on the canyon wall, is over 1,000 years old. If you view this image at full size, you can read some “recent” graffiti left on its white plastered wall, some of it dating back more than 130 years. This image casts its spell only when we notice those carvings. Casual tourists did not leave these names and dates. Just getting to this place must have been an accomplishment. Knowing this, the old graffiti becomes a symbol of endurance rather than vandalism. Today, this cliff house is off-limits. We can look, but not touch. We are left to live the story of this place through the autographs of its long dead visitors.